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Ethics and College Student Life: A Case Study Approach
Contributor(s): Strike, Kenneth (Author), Moss, Pamela (Author)
ISBN: 0132343312     ISBN-13: 9780132343312
Publisher: Pearson
OUR PRICE:   $56.99  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2007
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Annotation: Ethics and College Student Life: A Case Study Approach, Third edition Kenneth A. Strike & Pamela A. Moss" " "Ethics and College Student Life: A Case Study Approach" shows how five important ethical principles can help us think through morally complex situations and settle disputes. Engaging case studies of common ethical dilemmas provide students with hands-on opportunities to apply critical-thinking and problem-solving approaches. The text presents reasoning and dialoguing skills that students can use in every area of their college experience, as well as tips on building personal character, healthy college communities, and a strong society. Topics include:
  • Relationships
  • Cheating
  • Drinking
  • Privacy
  • Diversity
  • Computer issues
  • Sex
  • College sports
  • Abuse
  • Responsibility
  • Plagiarism
Features include:
  • Numerous well-organized CASE STUDIES cover every aspect of college student life
  • Samples of how diverse university and COLLEGE CODES relate to each topic
  • MAIN CASE and CASE DISCUSSION open each chapter
  • BACKGROUND READINGS listed in annotated format
  • NEW INDEX allows users to quickly find topics of interest
  • Flexibility of usage-this book can used in courses of various lengths, and for different types of courses and purposes
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Student Life & Student Affairs
- Education | Higher
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Dewey: 378.198
LCCN: 2007013083
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 7.05" W x 9.09" (1.01 lbs) 280 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This unique hands-on guide uses a highly effective case approach to explore specific, reality-based examples of the complex, controversial, and difficult ethical issues that students face on college campuses today-e.g., plagiarism, racism and hate speech, date rape, alcohol abuse. Then, through thought-provoking questions and critical discussions, prods readers to explore their own positions, notions, and opinions, and to justify their stances. It shows them how five important ethical principles can be used to think through these problems and to solve them in ethical dialogues. KEY TOPICS: Academic Integrity, Grading, and Cheating. Tolerance, Diversity, and Hate Speech. Privacy and Dialogue. Loyalty, Friendship, and Community. Sex, Relationships, and Power. Drinking and Living the Good Life. On Getting a Life. Religion, Relativism, and Dialogue. MARKET: For college students and anyone interested in ethics.